YR's Car Shopping part 2: Endgame

[stuffy]

i really like the mini cooper convertible, how are they reliability-wise?

[Yaris Revenge]

Originally Posted by stuffy

i really like the mini cooper convertible, how are they reliability-wise?

Going on all the owner reviews I've read, pretty much on par with most other manufacturers. Some hiccups here and there, overall very satisfactory. The single biggest reason I decided against the Mini was the fact that the only dealer is well over an hour away from where I live (so any warranty work would be a pain, especially if the vehicle was immobile), and the servicing costs are astronomical. A friend of mine had one... he broke the antenna, and the dealership wanted $500 to replace it! He bought one from a junk yard for $20 and fixed it himself in 15 minutes. His auto tranny went out in just under 2 years as well, but a lot of that could be blamed on driving techniques. Who knows.

~YR